After 15 years, the Marc Sleen museum in Brussels shutting its doors. The ground floor and basement of the Maxime and Fernand Brunfaut building on Rue des Sables are to be sold. This will also mark the end of the Marc Sleen Foundation. The charming museum’s prime position opposite Brussels’ iconic...

Intell, the parent company of troubled Brussels bookstore Filigranes bookshops, is looking for a buyer. Filigranes has faced not only financial difficulties but also accusations of abusive practices towards staff on the part of management in the past, prompting scrutiny. In 2022, Filigranes...

An Intermarché supermarket on Chaussée de Forest in Saint-Gilles has been temporarily closed by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) following hygiene concerns noted during an inspection. Those concerns include droppings from vermin and packaging that had been gnawed by pests...

Even though personalised number plates cost €1,000, their popularity never ceases to grow, according to new figures from Belgium’s transport and mobility department. Authorised since 2014, there were at least 13,000 new personalised licence plates issued in 2023 and 10,000 already have been bought...

Postponing stricter low-emission zone (LEZ) standards could cost Brussels tens of millions of euros, according to a memo from the Brussels regional administration. Stricter standards for the capital’s LEZ zones were scheduled to come into force at the start of next year until a surprise ordinance...

Serious failings have been noted since 2015 in 60 establishments in Belgium providing care for French people with mental disabilities, according to a report published by the French Court of Audit. Those failings – obtained from 150 inspection reports – include: “physical or verbal ill-treatment,...

Car-Free Sunday is Brussels-Capital Region’s annual day where two-wheelers reign and motorised vehicles are banned from streets. Public transport is free, meaning there is no excuse not to enjoy myriad activities around the capital, such as Bucolic Brussels – sheep galore and more in Brussels Park...

Velvet was one of Victor Horta’s favourite materials – so it is apt that it plays central stage in the fascinating new exhibition Smooth as Velvet in his former home. The famous architect (1861-1947) and designer also saw textiles as the very source of architecture, a matrix from which all...

A team of three Belgian vets have successfully removed a tumour from a dog’s skull using 3D printing, European veterinary network AniCura has announced. In preparation for the operation to replace the diseased bone with a titanium plate, the animal’s skull was modelled and printed. Indy, a 10-year-...